Everytime one visits Galveston, a trip on the Bolivar Ferry is essential. As can readily be seen in this hand-held, 360-degree panorama, a simply splendid day can be had: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/31231777
The SS Selma, Flagship of the Texas Army can been observed in this panorama. It is a World War I reinforced concrete tanker scuttled near a "marine battlefied" during the Civil War (http://www.crystalbeach.com/selma.htm).
This panorama is comprised of 29 photographs, which were taken with a Nikon D-70 using a Nikkor 28-80 f/3.3-5.6G lens and was stitched using the GigaPan Stitcher software.
Note: This panorama can be seen in Google Earth as a curved panorama on a curved surface by clicking the link, View in Google Earth (assuming that you have Google Earth installed on your computer).
Additional information can be found when clicking Stitcher Notes.